[Nix-dev] The fsync issues with nix

shea at shealevy.com shea at shealevy.com
Wed Mar 21 20:21:39 CET 2012


On 03/21/2012 03:11 PM, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote:
> So, user tools have to be written properly, so they fsync data before
'mv'.

 From Nix's standpoint, isn't the real requirement 'fsync before
updating the database'? Is there some way for Nix to say "Make sure  every
file in this directory is actually written to disk" before
updating sqlite?






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